Detroit vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Detroit	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2032	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4925	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1878	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	77	47
😀 Quality of life	88	63
🏙️ Population	639K	1.26M

The cost of living in Detroit is 59% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1947th and 4609th ($2032 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th and 11th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 318th and 5628th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Zapopan

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	Detroit	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.88	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$820	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2296	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1188	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.34	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.46	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.2	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1360	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19339	$6389

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1993
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1939
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1758
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1909
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1969
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1820
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1943
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1907
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1946
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1926
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2030
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1905
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1941
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1876
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1926
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1968
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1837
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1920
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1972
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1944
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2004
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2181
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1940
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1796
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1913
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1701
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2285
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1843
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1624
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1635
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1957
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1619

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986